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LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENTDEVELOPMENT
Leader-Led Learning:
Developing Capabilities
I By Wendy Heckelman, Ph.D.
Using a leader-led
development
approach fosters
a culture of
continuous learning.
40
A
lthough leadership
development has been cited as
the most urgent human capital
need, many organizations face
decreasing budgets for their formal
learning and development programs.
One solution is to shift the accountability for
leadership development from HR and L&D to
one that is spread more broadly across the
organization and utilizes leader-led
development. Here, each manager is
responsible for developing overall
skills and leadership capabilities.
However, in order to achieve success,
organizations need to provide specific
tools and guidance on how best to
develop the necessary leadership capabilities.
These may include developmental
planning guides with
on-the-job
experiences, leader-led
learning modules and ongoing
coaching.
To help with on-the-job
learning, the organization
can create developmental
planning guides, which
can be organized by
competency and include
suggested activities
where an individual learns by
doing, learns from others,
enhances skills in formal
programs or engages in
other self-study
approaches.
For example, when
a manager needs to
improve his/her coaching
skills, he/she can actively
identify other role models to discuss
best practices with and how to handle typical
coaching related challenges. The leader could
then implement these best practices over a
period of time and report back to the direct
manager on learnings.
Leader-led learning modules are
competency-based workshops that can easily be
facilitated by any manager without special
training, as well as little to no advanced
preparation needed. The modules follow a
consistent and structured format with step-bystep instructions. Each module would be
organized around a competency and address a
specific, real-world business challenge.
For example, to lead high performing teams,
the focus can include lessons on "supporting
each other" as part of the suite of teamwork
topics. This allows the team to engage in a
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